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Psychiatry (Internal Medicine, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Psychiatry (Internal Medicine, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $34.97, median 324 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.33 – $51.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Internal Medicine (2,081), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $34.97 its median price beats 91% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Psychiatry best sellers
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- List rank#1
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews85,515
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Kader's Quest
by Nadir Balan
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews14
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision Dsm-5-tr
by American Psychiatric Association
- List rank#3
- Price$142
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,183
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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18,169
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Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression
by Howard Schubiner MD
- List rank#5
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews272
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DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets
by Marsha M. Linehan
- List rank#6
- Price$45.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow
- List rank#7
- Price$17.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews470
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures
- List rank#8
- Price$43.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,055
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Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process
by Nancy McWilliams PhD
- List rank#9
- Price$22.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews640
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
by Judith Lewis Herman MD
- List rank#10
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,033
Subcategories
- Child33
- Adolescent30
FAQ
Is Psychiatry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 324 reviews and sells for $34.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Psychiatry?
The median best seller has 324 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Psychiatry best sellers cost?
The median price is $34.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.33 and $51.96.
Can new books break into Psychiatry?
2% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.